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J. H. REINHARDT. HAND NUMBBRING MACHINE.

No. 461,186. Patented Oct. 13,1891.

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'UNITEDI STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. REINIIARDT, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR TO THE NEV YORK STENOILVORKS, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

HAND NUMBERING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of"Letters Patent No. 461,186, dated October13, 1891.

n Application filed November 13, 1890. Serial No. 371,314. (No-model.)

To alwhom/ it may concern.'

Be itknown that I, J AMES I-l. REINHAEDT, of the city of Brooklyn,county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Hand Numbering-b/Iachines; and l do herebydeclare that the following is a full and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of handstamps adapted for numberingconsecutively and which admit of adjustment to produce either theregular order of nulneration, the constant repetition of any one number,or duplicate or triplicate repetitions of each successive number, as maybe required, and has for its object to simplify the mechanism and reducethe cost of such a stamp.

1t consists in the novel combination and arrangement ofthe several partsof the stamp, substantially as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a frontelevation of myimproved hand-stamp with the upper part of the handle broken away; Fig.2, an end view thereof; Fig. 3, a vertical section in line Qc Fig. 4, asimilar section in liney y of Fig. 1;.Fig. 5, a detached longitudinalsection through the shaft and numbering-wheels; Fig. G, a cross-sectionin line .e z of Fig. 5; and Figs. 7 and S are detail views in section ofa modification in the means for confining the latch in the shaft.

A represents the supporting-frame of the stamp, provided with a suitablebase-plate B.

O is the number-Wheel frame, embracing with its side plates thesupporting-frame. The number-wheel frame is fitted with ahandle D,madehollow to receive a tubular standard D, (see Fig. 3,) projecting fromthe sup porting-frame. A spiral spring D2 is inclosed within thestandard D to project beyond its upper end intothe handle to becompressed when the latter is depressed.

The side plates of the supporting-frame A are vertically slotted, as isusual, and the axial shaft E for the numbering-wheels is carried throughsaid slots and supported in bearings in the lower ends of the sideplates of the number-wheel frame O. This shaft E is free to turn in itsbearings and is longitudinally slotted from end to end, and within itsslot is fitted a latchplate F, (see Fig. 5,) extending the lengththereof. The outer free end of the latch F is extended to project beyondthe end of the shaft E, and is formed with an outer offset Z) to projectbeyond the periphery of the shaft, as shown in Fig. 5. lts inner end ispivoted to the shaft upon a pivot-pin c, inserted through the outercorner of said inner end and near to the outer peri phery of the shaft,and one end of this pivotpin is extended and bent, as at d, (see Fig.6,) to occupy a peripheral recess formed in the shaft, so thatwhenturned into said recess it will operate to confine the pivot-pin inplace and when turnedout of the recess, as shown by dotted lines in Fig.6, it will serve as a handle by which to facilitate the withdrawal ofthe pivot-pin when required. The latchF is made to taper in width fromits pivoted end to the offset l) at its free end by cutting away itsouter or upper edge, as shown in Fig. 5, and said edge is also notchedat intervals corresponding with the spaces between thenumbering-wheelsrevolvingontheshaft. Thefree end of the latch is forcedout radially from the shaft by means of a spring e, inserted under theinner edge ofthe latch. -When the latch is borne inward against thestress of its spring e, it is held by means of an arm G, pivoted toswing upon the outer face of the side plate of the number-wheel frame Oabove the end of the shaft E. This arm is so adjusted as that whenbrought to a position parallel with the edges of the side plate itslower end may engage a notch f in the top of the offset b of the latch Fwhen the shaft has been turned to bring said offset in line with the armand the end of the latch has been depressed sufficiently to allow theoffset to pass under the arm. The arm is fixed when adjusted by means ofa curved slot h in its upper end (see Fig. 2) and a set-screwt, passingthrough said slot and screwing into the underlying plate.

The engagement of the outer end of the latch F by the swinging arm Gserves the double purpose of locking the shaft E to pre- IOO vent itswithdrawal from the frame, as well as of holding the latch in its inwardposition, so that its outer edge will not contact with the number-wheelsrevolving on the shaft.

dially slotted at one point to permit the latch to pass out through itwhen the slotis brought into register therewith, while by turning thering when the latch is forced inward so as to carry the slot out ofregistry the latch will be confined by said ring.

The numbering-wheels H H H are mounted, as is usual, to revolve freelyupon the shaft E, and on the side of each the usual ratchetwheel 'L'(see Fig. 3) is fixed thereto. A reverse movement of the wheels isprevented in the customary manner by steady-pawls io w, fitted on therear side of the wheel-frame, to engage the ratchets. A single notch gis formed in the inner periphery of the central openingin eachnumbering-wheel H, (see Fig. 3,) so that when the free end of thelongitudinal latch-plate F in the axial shaft E is carried radiallyoutward by its spring e the outer edge of the latch-plate will engagesaid notch, and thereby lock the wheel to the shaft and cause them torevolve in unison. By reason of the inclination of the outer edge of thelatch-plate F to the axis of the shaft E, as described and shown in Fig.5, said edge will when the latch is free first engage the wheel nearestthe pivot c and will engage the remaining wheels in regular consecutiveorder so soon as bya rotation of the shaftthe edge of the plate isbrought into register with the notch in each wheel. The notch g on eachwheel is so located with reference to the cipher on the outer peripheryof the wheel as that the ciphers on all the wheels whose notches areengaged by the latch shall be brought thereby into line. Hence byfreeing the latch F, so that it shall be actuated by its spring e, andthen rotating the shaft E the corresponding numbers on the severalnumbering-wheels may all be readily brought simultaneously to thesameline of print. The rotation of the shaft E for this purpose isfacilitated by means of a milled head Z on its projecting end.

Notched idle ratchet-wheels J J are mounted on the shaft E, one at eachend of the series of number-wheels H H, as is usual in this class ofmachines. The pawls actuating the several wheels are pivoted in a frameor yoke consisting of end plates K K, hung to oscillate freely on theshaft E outside of the wheels and connected by a transverse plate K2.One of the end plates K is extended to form an arm r, whose outer end isslotted in a direction radial with the shaft E and is engaged by a pinu, projecting through the slot from the supporting-frame A, so that asthe wheel-frame is made to move in the supporting-frame the pawl-frameis caused to `oscillate in synchronism therewith in the customarymanner.

The pawls m m, actuating the numberingwheels, are all made to springfrom a common head or pawl plate L, which is pivoted to swing betweenthe end plates K K upon a transverse pivot-rod o. They are carried outof engagement with the numbering-wheels by means of a sprinr M, securedto thetransverse plate K2 of the pawl-frame, to project over the inneredge of the pivoted pawl-plate L and hear upon a lug S, projectingradially from the pivotal axis of the plate in a direction opposite thatof the pawls, so that the pressure of the spring M upon said lug S,bearing itinward, will operate to swing the pawls outward clear of theratchets. A second spring N, more powerful than the spring M anddesignated as the adjusting-spring7 is pivoted at one end to thetransverse plate K2 above the spring M and is extended over thepawl-plate L and is provided at its free end with a pin p (see Fig. 3)Ato contact with said plate and provided with a button N to facilitatelifting it from the plate. The pressure of this adj usting-spring N issufficient to overcome the opposing stress of the minor spring M, andthereby force the pawl-plate inward when it bears thereon and carry thepawls m m into engagement with'the ratchets of the nu mbering-whcels.Hence when the adjusting-spring N is allowed to bear upon the pawl-plateL the oscillation of the plate will cause the numbering-wheels to turnin the customary manner to number consecutively, the formation of theratchet-wheels and the action of the pawls thereon to produce therevolution of the several wheels in proper order being similar to thatin the consecutive-numbering machines in common use, and which need notherein be more particularly described.

An opening or recess is formed in the plate L, as shown in Fig. 3, toregister with the pin p on the end of the adjusting-spring N, inposition to be entered by the pin when the spring is brought directly tothe frontin line with the lug S, as shown in Fig. l, and the spring isso bent in its length as that when brought over the lug S and deprivedof support at its outer end by the dropping of its piu p into theopening in the pawl-plate L it will bear upon said lug S, and therebyre-enforce the action of the spring M and cause the pawls 'm m to cleartheir ratchets, so that the number-wheels will not be moved in theoperation of the stamp, but will repeat constantly, without change, thenumber or numbers at line of print.

rlwo auxiliary pawls P P are pivoted independently upon the pivot-rod 0within the pawl-frame at each en d thereof, next to the end plates K K',to swing severally into engagement with the periphery of the idleratchetwheels J J. Said pawls P P', when left free, swing automaticallyby their gravityout of en- IOO IIO

beingforced inward far enough to bring its.

pa wls m m into engagement with the ratchets ofthe numbering-wheels,unless the in d ependent paWl drops into a deep notch in its idlerwheel.

Every second notch in the one idler-wheel J' and every third notch inthe other idlerwheel J is cut deep, so that when the spring N rests uponthe one pawl P' the numberingwheels will repeat the same number twicebefore changing, and if it be made to rest upon the other pawl P thenumbers will be repeated three times in the consecutive operation of thestamp before changing.

The type upon the numbering-wheels are inked after each impressiontherefrom by means of an inking-roller Q, revolving upon a shaftconnecting two lateral plates R R, severally pivoted to the inner faceof the side plates ofthe supporting-frame A of the stamp and near to thefront edge of said plates, so that the pivot-point shall be eccentric tothe shaft. These pivoted plates R R are severally formed with curvedslots therein to receive the shaft E and are made by the depression ofthe wheel-frame C to swing within the supporting-frame A, so as to carrythe in king-roller Q from a normal position of rest at the rear of thestamp forward under and iu contact with the numbering-wheels 'as theymove downward to a corresponding position at the frontof the stamp andto return again as the wheel-frame moves upward. A shield T is providedto cover and partially embrace the inking-roller when at rest in itsnormal position, and an ink-pad V is fitted within the shield, so thatthe roller shall contact therewith when carried under the shield. Theshield is carried upon lateral arms T' T', which are fastened to theside of the support-- ing frame A by screws T2, so that by loosening`the screws the shield may be swung out, as shown in dotted lines, Fig.2, to admit of access to the pad to reink it.

In the operation of the machine the type upon the numbering wheels lmaybe first aligned so as to bring the cipher on the unitwheel to line ofprint and the ciphers on the remaining wheels in a rightline. This isaccomplished by swinging the arm G to one side, so as to allow the outerend of the longitudinal latch F in the shaft E to swing out under thestress of its spring e into contact with the inner peripheries of the numbering-wheels and then turning the shaft. In the course of its rotationthe engagement of the Ilatch F with the notches in the several wheels IIH II will cause each to turn independentlyin unison with the shaft farenough to produce the alignment of the figures on all of them in manneras described. The latch F is then depressed to free the wheels andlocked by swinging the end of the arm G back into engagement with theoffset b on the end of the latch. If new it be desired to produceacoirstant repetition of the number at line of print, the ad justing-spring Nis placed centrally over the pawl-plate L, se that its pin p may dropinto the aperture in the plate, and thereby allow the spring to bearupon the lug S on the upper edge of the plate above its pivotal axis.The pressure of the spring upon the lug will cause the free end of theplate L to swing outward, and thereby free all the pawls m m from thenumber-wheel 4ratchets, so that the numbering-wheels will not beactuated by the oscillation of the pawl-plate as the wheel-frame C isforced down to produce an imprint from the wheels. If, however, theadjusting-spring N be turned slightly to one side or the other, so thatits pins shall bear upon the face `of the pawl-plate L, all the pawlswill be carried by the stress of the spring into effective engagementwith the ratchet-wheels, so that at each depression of the wheel-frame Cfor an imprint the pawls will actI in the customary manner to move thewheels and produce a change of number at each movement and inconsecutive order. In the meantime the independent auxiliary pawls P P'will be idle; but by swinging the adjusting-spring N so'that it shallbear on' the one or the other the stamp is inade, in manner asdescribed, to make two impressions in the one case or three in the otherbeforeA changing each number.

The numbering-wheels Il lil H, the pawlframe K K', and the wheel-frame Oare all confined in the supporting-frame A A by the shaft E, upon whichthe wheels revolve, so that by withdrawing the shaft all the parts arereadily liberated for cleaning or for repair and may be quicklyassembled without loss of time.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination, with the axial shaft in ahand-stamp and with the numbering-wheels mounted thereon, of alatch-plate fitted in a longitudinal slot in the shaft and pivotedtherein at one end to extend the lengt-h thereof, with its outer edge atan inclination tothe axis of the shaft, a spring under the latchoperating to force its inclined edge outward, a

device for confining the latch in its inward position against the stressof the spring, and a series of numl'iering-wheels mounted upon theshaft, each having a notch on its inner periphery adapted to be engagedby the latch when forced outward by said spring, substantially in themanner and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. The combination, in a hand-stamp, of the wheel-frame, the detachablelongitudinally-slotted shaftfitted loosely in said frame IIO andadmitting of longitudinal movement therein, the numbering-wheels mountedon said shaft, the pivoted latch-plate Iitted in the slot therein andextending beyond one end thereof, the spring under said latch-plate, andthe arm fitted to the frame to move into engagement with the projectingend of the latch-plate, whereby said plate is held in its inwardposition and a longitudinal movement of the shaft is prevented,substantially in the manner and for the purpose `nerein set forth.

The combination, with the longitudinally-slotted shaft E and the latchF, oscillating in said slot, of the transverse pivot-pin c for thelatch,fitted at one end thereof and having a curved extension d litting withina peripheral groove in the shaft, substantially in the manner and forthe purpose herein set forth.

i. The combination, in a hand-stamp, with its numbering-wheels, aswinging pawl-plate carrying pawls to actu-ate the same, and an idleratchet-wheel revolving` on the axial shaft of said numbering-wheels atone end thereof, of an independent pawl free to swing` into engagementwith said idle ratchet-wheel, and a movable spring made to bear upon andcarry the paWl-plate and its pawls into actionA and admitting of beingmoved to bear simultaneously upon the independent pawl, substantially inthe manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

5. The combination, in a hand-stamp, with its numbering-wheels andtheswinging pawlplate carrying pawls -to actuate said wheels, of a movableadjusting-spring engaging in one position thereof the pawl-plate infront of its pivotal axis to carry its pawls into action and engaginginanother position a lug on the pawl-plate in the rear of its pivotal axisto swing the pawls out of action, substantially in the manner and forthe purpose herein set forth.

(5. The combination, in a l1and-stamp,\vith its numbering-wheels, aswinging pawlplate carrying pawls to actuate said wheels, anidler-wheel, and a separate auxiliary pawl actuating the same, of a xedspring engaging said pawl-plate at the rear of its pivotal axis to carryits pawls out of action and a second movable adj Listing-spring made toengage the paWl-plate in front of its pivotal axis and by superior forceto carry its pawls into action and to be freed .therefrom by engagementwith the auxiliary pawl, substantially in the manner and for the purposeherein set forth.

7. The combination, in a hand stamp, with its supporting-frame, theWheel-frame reciprocating therein, the axial shaft carried by saidwheel-frame, and the numbering-wheels mounted on said shaft, of thelateral swinging plates pivoted to the supporting-frame and slotted toembrace the axial shaft, and the inking-roller mounted between the outerends of said plates in position to be carried by their movement back andforth over the face of the numbering-wheels, substantially in the mannerand for the purpose herein set forth.

S. The combination, in a hand-stamp, with an inking-roller reciprocatingover the face of its numbering-wheels and a protectingshield under whichthe roller is carried when at rest, of an inking-pad fitted within theshield to fit against and contact with the surface of the roller when itis brought to rest under the shield and thereby ink the same,substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES II. REINIIARD'I. lNitnesses:

A. N. JESBERA, E. M. WATSON.

